Glove



F. TATAR March 6, 195] GLOVE Filed Feb. 14, 1950 FIG. 2.

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INVENTOR FRED rm-Ar BY ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 6 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GLOVE Fred Tatar, Gloversville, N. Y. Application February 14, 1950, Serial No. 144,064

This invention relates to improvements in glove construction, and to an improved glove blank or trank from which the improved glove can be made. It is an improvement on the glove and blank shown in my U. S. Patent No. 2,463,411, dated March 1, 19l9.v

Its principal object is to provide a glove having an improved construction, which will not only produce a better fitting'glove, but also enhance desirable changes in production.

Another object of the invention is to provide a glove of the type shown in my U. S. Patent No. 2,463,411, in which the seam in the palm and the side seam on the little finger are eliminated, the slit is absent, and the blank has only one separate appendage.

Further objects and advantages of the inven-. tion will be readily apparent from the following description and drawing, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a front plan view of the improved glove, showing the thumb piece bent back to better illustrate the construction thereof;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1, but showing the thumb portion bent .downwardly.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the main blank or trank from which the glove is formed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the blank shown in Fig. 3, folded on itself, preparatory to the stitching operation.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the auxiliary piece or trank which forms part of the thumb.

Referring to the drawing, l0 represents the main trank or blank, which can be made of leather, fabric, or any other desired material.

The said blank is preferably a unitary piece, and comprises a palm portion II and a back portion l2. Palm portion II has the projecting fingers i, 2, 3 and 4, and back portion [2 has corresponding fingers 5, 6, l and 8. Fold line I3 is the common fold line intermediate palm portion I0 and back portion 1 I.

Blank It is slit adjacent the outer edge of finger 8 of back portion I 2 up to point M, which merges into the fold line 15, forming end section The said end section forms the thumb of the glove and also becomes the end section of the palm portion thereof. The free side edge of end section is curved and is designated as Ida. The upper edge of end section I6 is out having a free square edge [7, and is also inwardly notched or cut away at opposed points l8 at both of its inner and outer edges at a point below edge I! to form the two thumb sections l9 and 20. The said thumb sections are symmetrical about the on both sides thereof.

2 Claims. (01. 2-169) 2 fold line 2|, the said fold line upper edge i1 and point M.

The lower portion of the outer side edge of palm portion H is inwardly offset to present the arcuate free side edge 22 and the transverse edge being equidistant 23, the said transverse edge terminating at the upper end of side edge 22.

Fig. 5 shows a diamond-shaped trank 24, which is the auxiliary trank forthe thumb.

The improved glove is formed from the blank or trank Ill in the following manner:

Palm portion H is folded upon back portion I2, along fold line l3. In this position, finger I will overlie finger 5; finger 2 will overlie finger B; finger 3 will overlie finger I; and finger 4 will overlie finger 8. Upper thumb section I9 of end section it is folded downwardly along fold line 21 until it overlies lower thumb section 20.

Seams are then sewed along the adjacent free edges of each pair of superposed fingers, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. There is no need for a seam along the outer edge of the small finger since the front and back sections I and 5 are integral with each other along said outer edge. Each of the remaining fingers is however provided with seams The sides adjacent the inner edges of thumb sections i9 and 2B are then stitched together. End section 16 is then folded on palm portion 11' along fold line 55. Free square edge I! of end section I6 is then stitched to adjacent transverse edge 23 of palm portions I I.

In order to complete the thumb portion of the glove, the diamond-shaped auxiliary trank 24 is employed for this purpose. Edge 25 of said trank is stitched to edge 26 of thumb section 20, and edge 2'! of said trank is stitched to edge 28 of thumb section i9. Edge 29 of trank 24 is then stitched to the intermediate portion of free edge Ilia of end section Hiup to point 30, and edge 3| of said trank is stitched to the upper portion of the free edge of palm portion 22 starting from the inner corner of transverse edge 23 down to point 30, where the angular line of stitchin meet, as shown in Fig. 1. The remainder of free edge I6a and free edge 22 abut each other below point 30, and are stitched to each other below said point.

There has been illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention. It is not desired to be limited to any specific proportions of configuration, as for example, the tranks may vary in shape.

It will be noted that edges 11 and 23 are of the same length; that thumb section 19 and 20 are symmetrical; that the slit intermediate end section It and index finger portion 8 of back section I2 is equal in length to the outer free side edge of index finger portion 4 of palm section I I. When palm section II is folded on back section I2, the lower outer free corner of index finger portion 4 will coincide with and overlie base point M of the said slit.

What is claimed is:

1. A glove comprising a main trank having superposed integral palm and back sections, both of said sections being provided with corresponding front and back finger members joined to each other, said palm section presenting a free inner side edge and a transverse edge merging with the upper end of said side edge, an end section integral with said back section and folded thereover, said end section presenting a free outer side edge and the upper edge of said end section presenting a free square edge, said end section being inwardly notched below said square edge on both of its side edges and symmetrically bendable about a fold line to. form the side and back portions of the thumb of the glove, the inner side edges of said side and back thumb portions being joined to each other and the square edge of said end section being joined to the transverse edge of the palm portion, and an auxiliary trank secured to the outer side edges of said side and back portions and being also secured to a portion of the free edges of the end and palm sections, the

remainder of the free edges of said sections being joined to each other.

2. A glove trank having integral pahn and back sections provided with front and back finger portions, the lower portion of the outer side edge of said pahn portion being inwardly offset to present a free side edge and a transverse edge terminating at the upper end of said side edge, an end section integral with the back section, the upper portion of the inner edge of said, end section being slit to the bottom of the adjacent finger portion of the back section, the upper edge of said end section being out to form a free square edge, said end section being inwardly notched on both of its side edges at a point below said square edge to form upper and lower thumb sections symmetrical about, a ,fold line defining the tip of the thumb. FRED TATAR.

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